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quagga skin was used to preserve food and for making hide

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What did the quagga eat?

The quagga was a subspecies of zebra that primarily fed on grasses, as well as some shrubs and leaves. They were herbivores and grazed on vegetation found in the grasslands and savannas where they lived.


What other names does the Quagga have?

The Quagga, Equus quagga quagga, is not anctually an individual species, but a subspecies of the Plains Zebra, Equus quagga.


When was the first quagga discovered?

The first quagga foal of the Quagga Project was born on December 9, 1988. The Quagga Project in South Africa is an effort to re-breed the extinct quagga.


What is the ecological role of a quagga?

The quagga is a consumer.


How big was the quagga?

The height of a Quagga was 52 inches.


What does quagga mean in Latin?

'Quagga' is not a word in Latin


When did the quagga die out?

The quagga was a subspecies of zebra that was native to South Africa. The last quagga died in Amsterdam in 1883.


What is the scientific name for quagga?

The scientific name for quagga is Equus quagga. It is a subspecies of plains zebra that was native to South Africa but became extinct in the late 19th century.


How the humans caused the extinction of the equus guagga?

I think what you mean is Equus quagga. Similar to a zebra, and native to africa, the Quagga was killed by overhunting, for meat and skins. Its pelt was prized for its distinctive markings, and it was shot as a pest because farmers considered it a nuisance.


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Was quagga a mammal?

Yes, a quagga was a mammal a bit like a zebra.


What are the arguments against the quagga project?

The quagga created would be to overweight to live for more than 2 and a half years as the "quagga" has too much fat around its heart. also it is not a true quagga.